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{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2018-06-21}}{{ScoreInfo|7 x 10 inches (landscape)|1|48}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | {{Editor|Barry Johnston|2018-06-21}}{{ScoreInfo|7 x 10 inches (landscape)|1|48}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | ||
:'''Edition notes:''' Notes in four-shape format, as originally published in 1835. Seven stanzas included, as in ''The Dover Selection'' and ''Southern Harmony''. {{MXL}} | :'''Edition notes:''' Notes in four-shape format, as originally published in 1835. Seven stanzas included, as in ''The Dover Selection'' and ''Southern Harmony''. {{MXL}} |
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-06-21). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 48 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Notes in four-shape format, as originally published in 1835. Seven stanzas included, as in The Dover Selection and Southern Harmony. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: Thorny Desert
First Line: Dark and thorny is the desert
Composer: William Walker
Lyricist: Anonymous
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 76. 76. D
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in Southern Harmony, 1835, for three voices: Treble-Tenor-Bass; Alto part written by William Walker in his Christian Harmony, 1867. Most of the tune is in E minor, though the two staffs end in G Major. A folk hymn, a "camp meeting spiritual song" (Jackson 1952, No. 250). Words by an anonymous author, first published 1805; Walker took the words from The Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs, as he cites in Southern Harmony.
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Original text and translations
English text Lexington Collection, 1805 |
Dover Selection, 1831 |
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